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Nigel DE JONGNetherlands
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Nigel DE JONG

Nigel DE JONG

NED
  • Date of Birth: 30 November 1984
  • Height: 174 cm
  • Shirt number: 8
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Current club: Manchester City (ENG)
  • International Caps: 48
  • International Goals: 1
  • First international: Netherlands - France (31 March 2004)

One of the first names in Manchester City's starting XI, the former Ajax favourite has been an Oranje regular since UEFA EURO 2008.

Latest News

  • Four-star Barça stun AC Milan

    Four-star Barça stun AC Milan

    Led by a Lionel Messi brace, Barcelona rallied to score four times against AC Milan to overcome the Italian's two-goal first-leg lead and advance into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in stunning fashion.

  • Galliani: De Jong out for the season

    Galliani: De Jong out for the season

    AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong has undergone surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon and vice-president Adriano Galliani has lamented the loss, as the Netherlands international looks set to miss the rest of the season.

Photos

  • Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong reacts in pain on the pitch as he suffers a ruptured Achilles tendon
  • Stephan El Shaarawy and Nigel De Jong (L) of AC Milan celebrate
  • Samir Nasri (R) of Manchester City and his team mates react after conceding a goal
  • Nigel de Jong of Manchester looks on
  • Wayne Routledge of Swansea City is tackled by Nigel De Jong of Manchester City
  • Manchester City's Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong vies with Blackburn Rovers' Argentinian midfielder Mauro Formica

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group E
14 June NED2:0 (0:0)SummaryDEN
19 June NED1:0 (0:0)SummaryJPN
24 June CMR1:2 (0:1)SummaryNED
Round of 16
28 June NED2:1 (1:0)SummarySVK
Quarter-finals
02 July NED2:1 (0:1)SummaryBRA
Semi-finals
06 July URU2:3 (1:1)SummaryNED
Final
11 July NED0:1 a.e.t.SummaryESP

Statistics

9.01
Matches Played6
Minutes played547
Goals for0
Yellow cards3
Red Cards0

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Squad List

Netherlands
  • 1 Maarten STEKELENBURG
  • 16 Michel VORM
  • 22 Sander BOSCHKER
  • 2 Gregory VAN DER WIEL
  • 3 John HEITINGA
  • 4 Joris MATHIJSEN
  • 5 Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST
  • 12 Khalid BOULAHROUZ
  • 13 Andre OOIJER
  • 15 Edson BRAAFHEID
  • 6 Mark VAN BOMMEL
  • 8 Nigel DE JONG
  • 10 Wesley SNEIJDER
  • 14 Demy DE ZEEUW
  • 18 Stijn SCHAARS
  • 20 Ibrahim AFELLAY
  • 23 Rafael VAN DER VAART
  • 7 Dirk KUYT
  • 9 Robin VAN PERSIE
  • 11 Arjen ROBBEN
  • 17 Eljero ELIA
  • 19 Ryan BABEL
  • 21 Klaas Jan HUNTELAAR
  • Bert VAN MARWIJK